Table 24. Primary and secondary syphilis—Reported cases and rates by state, ranked by rates: United States, 2008
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Rank* | State | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Louisiana | 707 | 16.5 |
2 | Alabama | 449 | 9.7 |
3 | Georgia | 914 | 9.6 |
4 | Arkansas | 206 | 7.3 |
5 | Maryland | 378 | 6.7 |
6 | Tennessee | 413 | 6.7 |
7 | New York | 1,217 | 6.3 |
8 | Mississippi | 184 | 6.3 |
9 | California | 2,204 | 6.0 |
10 | Texas | 1,405 | 5.9 |
11 | Florida | 1,044 | 5.7 |
12 | Arizona | 317 | 5.0 |
U.S. TOTAL† | 13,500 | 4.5 | |
13 | Illinois | 554 | 4.3 |
14 | Missouri | 224 | 3.8 |
15 | Virginia | 266 | 3.4 |
16 | Massachusetts | 216 | 3.3 |
17 | North Carolina | 287 | 3.2 |
18 | Ohio | 351 | 3.1 |
19 | Nevada | 77 | 3.0 |
20 | Washington | 181 | 2.8 |
21 | Colorado | 128 | 2.6 |
22 | New Jersey | 226 | 2.6 |
23 | Oklahoma | 86 | 2.4 |
24 | Hawaii | 29 | 2.3 |
25 | New Mexico | 44 | 2.2 |
26 | Minnesota | 116 | 2.2 |
27 | South Carolina | 98 | 2.2 |
28 | Indiana | 140 | 2.2 |
29 | Kentucky | 93 | 2.2 |
30 | Pennsylvania | 272 | 2.2 |
31 | Michigan | 210 | 2.1 |
32 | Delaware | 16 | 1.9 |
33 | Vermont | 11 | 1.8 |
34 | Rhode Island | 18 | 1.7 |
35 | New Hampshire | 20 | 1.5 |
36 | Wisconsin | 65 | 1.2 |
37 | Kansas | 30 | 1.1 |
38 | Connecticut | 34 | 1.0 |
39 | Utah | 25 | 0.9 |
40 | Nebraska | 15 | 0.8 |
41 | Maine | 10 | 0.8 |
42 | Montana | 7 | 0.7 |
43 | West Virginia | 13 | 0.7 |
44 | Oregon | 26 | 0.7 |
45 | Wyoming | 3 | 0.6 |
46 | Iowa | 16 | 0.5 |
47 | Idaho | 7 | 0.5 |
YEAR 2010 TARGET | 0.2 | ||
48 | Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
49 | South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
North Dakota | 0 | 0.0 |
* States were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically by state.
† Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia with 146 cases and a rate of 24.8, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 6 cases and rate of 3.5, Puerto Rico with 167 cases and rate of 4.2, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
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